Nairobi like most cities in the world is faced with water shortages because all the surface water sources have been tapped and the ground water overexploited, yet the water demand continues to rise as the population grows. ...

Increasing degree of competition on several fronts of business aspects has caused the
management of organisations to think of ways of increasing their competitiveness in the market
place. Of these adjustment techniques ...

Involuntary resettlement arising from government induced public purpose projects is a thorny policy issue to both the project displaced persons and governments in the associated compensation praxis. Empirical studies by ...

Heavy minerals are important economic resources as they are useful in many industrial
applications such as manufacturing of tiles and pigments. Even though heavy minerals
are of great value, studies have shown that some ...

This study examines the need for urban open space use, design and their implication for urban
environments. The paper examines the impact of urban growth and provision of adequate open space
that is sustainable in the ...

Musili, Kioko J(Department of Real Estate and Construction Management, School of the Built Environment,, 2010)

Traditional valuation approaches used by valuers in Kenya are highly dependent on
subjective judgment in the returned values. This has been cited as a major cause of value
variability and disparities among valuers.
In ...

Collection of manufacturing information (data
acquisition) is motivated in varying degrees by the
needs to make, informed decisions on an urgent basis on
the shop floor, analyse factors for strategic planning
or archive ...

ABSTRACT
This project was carried out to improve the operation of a heat exchanger testing rig and assess
its performance. The rig would be used by mechanical engineering students for experiments to
test heat transfer ...

Muiruri, Philomena W(Department of Geography, University of Nairobi, 1990-07)

There is mountlng research on the general process of
urbanlsatlon ln the less developed countr1es (LOCS). However
11ttle attentlon has been paid to the role of recreat10n ln thelr
urban centres. Research on urban ...

In the past mines were abandoned after mining activities leaving undesired effects on the landscape and water sources. Numerous accidents occur in quarries across Kenya leading to deaths of 30 people annually. Mining is ...

Urban settlement in Nairobi started where the
Central Business District (CBD) is located. The
existing internal structure in the CBD represents
a dichotomy of distinct character zones. The east-
CBD is generally made ...

Rabah, Ali Abdel-Rahman(Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nairobi, 1996)

The Slow Sand Filter (SSF) is an effective device for water treatment with its proven excellent
purification characteristics ill terms of turbidity and microorganisms removal, yielding potable
water with no other treatment ...